WY · State grid profile

Wyoming power grid

Wyoming's operating portfolio is led by Coal, followed by Wind. Its 81 plants represent 11,755 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 8,212 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity11,755 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants81128 operating generators
Proposed capacity8,212 MW69.9% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations2Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Wyoming capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Coal47%5,530 MW
Wind31.7%3,727 MW
Oil & gas16.5%1,939 MW
Hydro2.6%303 MW
Solar2.1%242 MW
Industrial & other0.1%13 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Wyoming power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Jim BridgerPlant 8066Oil & gasPoint of Rocks, WYSweetwater CountyPacifiCorp2,326 MW
Laramie River StationPlant 6204CoalWheatland, WYPlatte CountyBasin Electric Power Coop1,863 MW
Dave JohnstonPlant 4158CoalGlen Rock, WYConverse CountyPacifiCorp817 MW
NaughtonPlant 4162CoalKemmerer, WYLincoln CountyPacifiCorp707 MW
Rock Creek WindPlant 67769WindMcFadden, WYCarbon CountyPacifiCorp590 MW
TB FlatsPlant 62516WindMedicine Bow, WYCarbon CountyPacifiCorp503 MW
Dry Fork StationPlant 56609CoalGillette, WYCampbell CountyBasin Electric Power Coop484 MW
Cedar Springs Wind IVPlant 67289WindDouglas, WYConverse CountyCedar Springs Wind IV, LLC390 MW
WyodakPlant 6101CoalGillette, WYCampbell CountyPacifiCorp362 MW
Boswell WindPlant 65403WindRock River, WYAlbany CountyBoswell Wind, LLC330 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap